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What is the UFC?
When it comes to UFC and MMA, it does confuse some people as to whether they are different things or the same.
The simple explanation is that MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) is a sport; it falls along the same lines as boxing, football, etc, it's a sport, whilst the UFC is an organisation or promotion company, think of it as a league.
An example of that would be whilst MMA is the equivalent of football, then the UFC is the equivalent of The FA or UEFA, another example is that MMA is the equivalent of basketball, whilst the UFC is the equivalent of the NBA.
The UFC is the largest MMA organisation. The first-ever event was staged in 1993. Within the UFC, there are a total of twelve weight divisions with eight men and four womens, and fighters adopt styles from a range of disciplines like boxing, kickboxing, judo, taekwondo and more, which is why it adopted the Mixed Martial Arts naming.
When looking for UFC predictions, head over to our Best UFC Tipsters page. On here, we only highlight tipsters who have shown a profit over the past year for their tips on UFC & Boxing, which means you are getting the best of the best UFC Tipsters.
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UFC - The Biggest PPVs
Dana White is probably the one name which comes to mind with the UFC. He has been president since 2001 and has grown this into a multi-billion dollar company during his time at the helm and sent it worldwide, with TV audiences from around the globe turning out for each UFC event, of which there have been over 500!
With the popularity came the $$$, the Khabib vs McGregor fight at UFC 229 in 2018 was the most sold event on PPV with 2.4m sales, which well exceeded the previous record, which was Diaz vs McGregor 2 at UFC 202 in 2016, which sold 1.6m PPV sales.
*Figures have been sourced from Tapology.
UFC - The Biggest Gates
In terms of the most considerable gates, the Alvarez vs McGregor fight, which headlined at UFC 205 in 2016, holds the record with $17.7m receipts (20,427 attendance), it even beats the Khabib vs McGregor bout at UFC 229 in 2018, which brought in $17.2m (20,034 attendance).
When the UFC goes on the road, that is when the attendances spiral out of control, especially in Australia. In 2015, UFC 193 was held at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, where a record-breaking 56,214 fans attended, beating the 2011 record of 55,724 who attended the Rogers Center in Toronto 2011.
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In 2019, the UFC returned to Australia again at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne for UFC 243, and the record was broken again with 57,127 fans turning out for the event!
If you are planning on having a bet on any of the upcoming UFC events, then be sure to head over to our Best Online Bookmaker for UFC & MMA Betting guide so you know who to have that bet with!
UFC Events, Rankings & Champions
Remember to head over to the UFC Betting Tips page close to these events to see which fighters the OLBG UFC expert tipsters are predicting to win the bouts. In addition to UFC, you will also find boxing predictions there.
The Pound-for-Pound rankings are considered to be the best rankings; these are the best fighters in the world according to the rankings. You can find the full rankings for each of the men's divisions on the UFC Official site.
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